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What global challenge do you think innovation leaders should work to solve right now?
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Winning concepts
Thanks to everyone who took part in this challenge. We were so impressed by the Inspirations that were submitted and the Agenda Concepts that it was really hard to pick the final 5 questions to go to the event with. But we did choose and they were based on the concepts below. We thought it only fair to combine some of the similar submissions that also ranked equally highly. We'll be presenting to the i20 Summit at the White House on January 13, 2011. Have a look at the presentation to be given, filled with your ideas and discussions!
In what ways can we innovate *with, not for* communities?
Communities become resilient from within. Some of the best ideas for improving community life – health & well-being, social interaction, safety, etc can best conceptualised by the community itself. How can we support and encourage processes which ...
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Meena Kadri
November 23, 2010
04:11AM |
How do we foster education and empower young generations in developing countries?
Prosperity and quality of life in developing countries is tied closely to the level of education of its people. People in more remote areas are sometimes unaware of the importance of education. However, improving education is correlated to improve...
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Nadia Tuma
November 29, 2010
05:13PM |
How can we redesign government so that it is open and collaborative?
There is currently a big gap between the decision-makers and those people they are hired to represent. Government decisions affecting the lives of countless individuals are oftentimes made behind closed corridors, and closed doors. Media channels ...
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Thao Vo
November 26, 2010
08:07AM |
How can we create effective public-private partnerships?
Public private partnerships are growing in number through innovative business models, but more collaborative partnership is still needed, especially in the developing world.
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Nicole Skibola
November 24, 2010
05:39PM |
How Can Disaster Relief be Coordinated to Make it Most Efficient And Effective?
When natural disaster strikes there is always an immediate and immense global outpouring of medical aid, food, supplies and support. Most times, this influx of aid is not accompanied by operational management and coordination through a centralize...
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Demian Repucci
December 15, 2010
04:37PM |
How can we encourage innovation/design in education?
There is a severe lack of design and innovation education throughout many schooling systems throughout the world. How can we encourage education systems to provide more opportunities for students to learn about the power of innovation and design?
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Adam Hueniken
November 24, 2010
08:24AM |
How can we tackle illiteracy on a global scale?
There have been many great concepts mentioned involving improving
educational resources, encouraging independence and fostering youth
empowerment on a global scale.
Focusing on digital learning opportunities like the Hole-in-the-Wall kiosks...
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Isabelle Duston
December 04, 2010
12:50PM |
How can we better enable inclusion of everyone?
How can we better enable the inclusion of those who are at risk of exclusion from our communities? Those most disadvantaged are frequently most likely to be locked out of the principal decision making forums involved in forming, shaping and evolvi...
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Emily Wiseman
December 04, 2010
11:52PM |
How do we broaden our focus from GDP to WELLBEING?
Studies show that GDP growth, after passing the point where basic needs are met, produces diminishing returns for our actual life satisfaction and happiness. Other factors, like social relations, health, meaningful work, freedom, caring for other...
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Vincent Cheng
December 17, 2010
10:11PM |
How can we spread innovation, teach valuable skills and encourage independence in developing economies?
Fab Labs are a successful concept that can be “replicated” and rapidly deployed and used in conjunction with international idea centers that can leverage new concepts like crowdsourcing and encourage age old concepts like apprenticeships and skill...
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Tom Miller
November 27, 2010
04:54PM |
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